Splatter Definition

splătər
splattered, splattering, splatters
verb
splattered, splattering, splatters
To spatter (a surface or object), especially to soil with splashes of liquid.
American Heritage
To cause (a liquid) to fall on a surface or object.
American Heritage
To spatter, especially to fall or strike something so as to cause splashes.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Spatter or splash.
Webster's New World
An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
Wiktionary

A genre of gory horror.

Splatter film; splatter movie.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Characterized by gory violence.
Splatter films.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Splatter

Noun

Singular:
splatter
Plural:
splatters

Origin of Splatter

  • Perhaps blend of splash spatter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Splatter Sentence Examples

  • Take a freehand approach and splatter paint the pot with every color of the rainbow.

  • Splatter paint the backpack with your child's favorite colors.

  • Not only can your wine literally get cooked here because of the intense heat off the oven or stove, but when you cook things it can splatter and ruin the labels from your bottle (if you ever wanted to save one for whatever reason).

  • Barry had a tiny splatter of blood on his face.

  • Slow Start - Pressing the Slow Start button ensures that the hand mixer starts very slowly so it doesn't splatter ingredients.

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Words Starting With

SSPSPL

Words Ending With

RERTER

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